Tuarus now offers their premium 1911 in a 9-round, 9mm design. Starting with their own hammer-forged, ordnance-grade steel frames, slides and barrels, Taurus machines each and every part of their 1911s to tolerance levels that surpass even today's industry standards. Their skilled pistol smiths hand-fit and tune each gun using quality parts that are built 100% in their state-of-the-art factory. Taurus 1911s are hot-rodded with many custom features including a polished feed ramp, a lowered ejection port, an ambidextrous safety, a beavertail memory pad grip safety, custom grip panels, and a ventilated trigger.